John Downer (born 1952) is a British film producer of nature documentaries for television and cinema.
He is best known for his contributions to the nature documentary series BBC Wildlife Specials.
John Downer was born in 1952 in London.
[2] He started his professional life in 1981 at the BBC Natural History Unit,[2] later creating his own production company John Downer Productions headquartered in Bristol.
[3] Downer pioneered a number of techniques for wildlife filmmaking, in particular by putting cameras on birds, and by filming birds from the air using various airborne filming platforms.